Regional Groups

Regional Groups

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There are currently ten regional groups of the BSC – also see Regional Events and Archived Events

 

• Scotland
• Wales
• Northern Ireland
• North East
• Yorkshire and Humberside
• North West
• Midlands
• South (inc. London)
• South Coastal
• South West

– also see Regional Events

Scotland

Contact: Professor Michele Burman, University of Glasgow, at Michele.Burman@glasgow.ac.uk

The Scotland Branch membership consists of staff and postgraduate students from several Scottish Universities and those working in criminal justice policy and practice in national and local government, statutory agencies and the voluntary sector. The Branch has strong links with the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR) and the Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR), both of which are collaborative partnerships between several Scottish Universities.

University of Aberdeen
Abertay University
University of Dundee
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh Napier University
University of Glasgow
Glasgow Caledonian University
Heriot-Watt University
University of the Highlands and Islands
Queen Margaret University
Robert Gordon University
University of St Andrews
University of Stirling
University of Strathclyde
University of West Scotland

– also see Regional Events

Wales
Contact: Professor Martina Feilzer, Bangor University (m.feilzer@bangor.ac.uk)and Roxanna Dehaghani, Cardiff University (Fatemi-DehaghaniR@cardiff.ac.uk) and Michael Levi, Cardiff University (Levi@cardiff.ac.uk).

The Wales branch was launched at the end of 2007 (but was previously part of the Wales and West group).The main activity of the branch is a programme of seminars showcasing the most relevant and exciting research in criminology and criminal justice.

A range of speakers have presented at these seminars – ranging from local PhD students to established and eminent academics from in and outside Wales, such as Professor Rod Morgan, former Chairman of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales, and Professor Pat Carlen, Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Criminology. More recently, Professor Steve Tombs discussed the aftermath and consequences of the Grenfell Tower tragedy at the University of South Wales and, at Bangor, Nicola Harding from Leeds Trinity University presented ‘You know what I mean…’ an auto-ethnographic account of co-produced research with criminalised women.

The audiences normally consist of academics, postgraduate students and some practitioners, such as local police officers and YOT staff. One of the aims in recent years has been to hold seminars at more Welsh universities and, pleasingly, the University of South Wales, Cardiff, Swansea and Newport and Bangor have hosted seminars.

Aberystwyth University
Bangor University
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Cardiff University
Glyndŵr University
The Open University in Wales
Swansea University
University of South Wales
University of Wales
University of Wales Trinity Saint David

– also see Regional Events

Northern Ireland

Contact Shadd Maruna S.Maruna@qub.ac.uk

The Branch membership consists of members from both the Law School and the Department of Sociology at Queen’s, as well as criminology and criminal justice academics at the University of Ulster. Branch activities also regularly attract practitioners from a wide array of statutory agencies and community groups from across Northern Ireland.  The Branch also has very strong links to the annual Irish Criminology Conference.

Open University in Ireland
Queen’s University Belfast
Ulster University

– also see Regional Events

North East

For more information on the North East branch contact Alexandra Hall, Northumbria University:  Alex.Hall@northumbria.ac.uk

Durham University
Newcastle University
Northumbria University
University of Sunderland
Teesside University

– also see Regional Events

Yorkshire and Humberside

Contact either of the co-convenors: Helen Johnston H.Johnston@hull.ac.uk or Suzanne Young s.young@leeds.ac.uk

University of Bradford
University of Huddersfield
University of Hull
University of Leeds
Leeds Beckett University
Leeds Trinity University
University of Sheffield
Sheffield Hallam University
University of York
York St John University

– also see Regional Events

North West

There is currently a vacancy for the role of convenor.

The North West Branch of the BSC provides funding for a series of seminars across the region. In 2016 two successful events were held at Liverpool Hope University and Salford University (see archive).

Blackburn College
Lancaster University
Liverpool Hope University
Liverpool John Moores University
Manchester Metropolitan University
The University of Manchester
The University of Central Lancashire
University of Liverpool
University of Salford
Edge Hill University
University of Chester
University of Bolton
University of Cumbria

– also see Regional Events

Midlands

Contact Bill Dixon: William.Dixon@nottingham.ac.uk

 

Aston University
University of Birmingham
Birmingham City University
Coventry University
De Montfort University
Derby
Keele University
University of Leicester
University of Lincoln
Loughborough University
University of Northampton
University of Nottingham
Nottingham Trent University
Staffordshire University
University of Warwick
University of Worcester

– also see Regional Events

South (inc. London)

Contact Jennifer Fleetwood (J.Fleetwood@gold.ac.uk) and Maria Adams (m.n.adams@surrey.ac.uk)

Also, see their blog posting ‘Criminological Postcards from London’.

Imperial College London
University College London
King’s College London
London School of Economics and Political Science
Queen Mary, University of London
Royal Holloway University of London
SOAS – School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
City University London
Brunel University
Birkbeck College, University of London
Goldsmiths, University of London
Kingston University
London Metropolitan University
University of East London
University of Greenwich
University of Oxford
University of Reading
University of Surrey
Oxford Brookes University
University of Kent
Middlesex University
St Mary’s University, Twickenham
University of Cambridge
University of East Anglia
University of Suffolk
University of Essex
University of Hertfordshire

– also see Regional Events

South Coastal

Contact Jenny Fleming (j.fleming@soton.ac.uk)

Bournemouth University
University of Brighton
University of Sussex
University of Portsmouth
University of Southampton
Southampton Solent University
University of Winchester

– also see Regional Events

South West

Contact:  Chair Dr Zoë James, Plymouth University, at Z.James@plymouth.ac.uk or Branch Secretary Dr Iain Channing iain.channing@plymouth.ac.uk

The South West branch was launched at the University of Plymouth Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies Symposium, ‘The Criminological Enterprise: Maximising Impact’, in 2009. The aim of the South West branch is to provide a forum for academics, students and practitioners to engage with criminological issues through a regular seminar series.

University of Bristol
University of Exeter
University of Bath
Bath Spa University
University of the West of England
University of Plymouth

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Regional Events

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• Scotland branch
• Wales branch
• Northern Ireland branch
• North East branch
• Yorkshire and Humberside branch
• North West branch
• Midlands branch
• South branch (inc. London)
• South Coastal branch
• South West branch

Events are typically scheduled from September to the beginning of July each year.

During the current period of concern about CoVid-19, we would urge all members to check with the event organisers to confirm whether events have been cancelled.

Wales Branch

Building Trust in Justice: Understanding the role of civil society in legitimising state actors in transitional societies

March 25, 2020 1pm

Dr Martina Feilzer,

Bangor University, Main Arts, Council Chamber

Free to attend and no registration required

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Cancelled – ‘Public Criminology Through Public Education’

April 23, 2020

This interdisciplinary event brings together academics from Criminology, Arts & Humanities, Education, and practitioners from the Criminal Justice System to share innovation in learning and teaching. The event is joint-funded by the British Society of Criminology Learning and Teaching Network and the Welsh Branch of the British Society of Criminology, and hosted by Swansea University’s School of Law.

See the BSC Learning and Teaching Network page for more details.

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CANCELLED Conference: Ethnography and the Shifting Boundaries of Policing

23 – 24 April 2020, Bangor University

http://policing-ethnographies.bangor.ac.uk

Ethnography has proved to be a crucial methodology for entering and understanding the world of policing. The contemporary ‘pluralised’ policing field comprises a multiplicity of public, private and voluntary organisations, inviting new avenues for ethnographic research and debate. This two-day conference brings together policing scholars and practitioners to discuss and share insights from ethnographic fieldwork undertaken with policing actors and social control professionals across different contexts.

 

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Postponed to June 23/24, 2020

WELSH CENTRE FOR CRIME AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

 WCCSJ is holding its Eleventh Annual Conference on:

 At Gregynog Hall, nr. Newtown, Powys

http://www.gregynog.org/

Call for papers:

• Papers can include works in progress, completed research, policy ideas, theoretical, comparative, practitioner focused or issues for practitioners etc.
• We welcome papers from practitioners, academics, policy-makers and post graduate research students. PG Supervisors, please encourage your doctoral students to present a paper – the conference is very friendly and supportive.
• Any topics are welcome: theoretical; practitioner focused; policy focused; comparative; or others.

We welcome one or both of the following:

• Full conference papers – reports or conference papers on research that has concluded or is near completion; theoretical discussion pieces etc. (about 20 minute papers)
• Shorter pieces maybe on small aspects of a piece of research or on work in its initial/developmental  stages – this might be for report or open discussion etc. (5 – 10 minutes);

Please send all abstracts (maximum of 200 words though can be considerably shorter) to admin@wccsj.ac.uk indicating what type of input you would like (full conference paper, short conference paper, poster presentation).

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North East Branch

Future events to be announced

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Yorkshire and Humberside Branch

Future events to be announced.

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North West branch

Future events to be announced.

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Midlands branch

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Southern branch (in association with the Mannheim Centre London School of Economics)

All public events at the LSE will be postponed from 23 March until further notice, due to the number of events already postponed and LSE’s commitment to the safety and wellbeing of its community.

‘Critical Reflections on Evidence-Based Policing’, a Mannheim Centre Seminar

March 25, 2020

Venue: Mannheim Centre, LSE, Aldwych, London [exact room location t.b.c.]

The seminar is supported by the British Society of Criminology Policing Network and the British Society of Criminology Southern Branch. Participants will receive discount vouchers for N. Fielding, K. Bullock and S. Holdaway (eds.), (2020) Critical Reflections on Evidence-Based Policing, Routledge.

See more here

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May 13

LSE (Alumni Theatre)

Young Men’s Experiences of Long-Term Imprisonment

Rachel Tynan (Goldsmiths)

Chair: Johann Koehler (LSE)

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June 10

LSE (Wolfson Theatre)

From King’s Cross to Soho:

Innovative approaches to studying gentrification, gender, sex work and space

Erin Sanders-McDonagh (University of Kent), Lucy Neville (University of Leicester)

and Magali Peyrefitte (Middlesex University)

Chair: Janet Foster (LSE)

 

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South Coastal (in association with the Institute of Criminal Justice Research, University of Southampton)

PLEASE NOTE: PLEASE CHECK WITH ORGANISER IF THIS IS GOING AHEAD

Private places, public spaces: How Disabled Women and Non-binary people experience non-consensual touching

The British Society of Criminology’s South Coastal branch, the Women’s Academic Network, and the Centre for Seldom Heard Voices at Bournemouth University are welcoming Hannah Mason-Bish to talk on her current research on disabled and non-binary people’s experiences of touching in public.

March 23, 2020 12.30

EB302 (Lansdowne site)

FREE Event but please register here

This presentation aims to explore the way that disabled women experience physical touching by strangers when out in public spaces. It emerged from Hannah’s research on gendered hate crime and increased government attention which has largely focussed on the ubiquity of street harassment, catcalling and sexual intrusions by strangers. However, much literature and research on this is not intersectional and instead focuses particularly on the experiences of non-disabled white women. What scant literature does exist around disabled women has generally focused on the absence of street harassment and been framed around the notion of the disabled body as sexless and devoid of sexual attention (Whaley, 2016). These ideas will be explored by discussing the forthcoming project of the author which involves life story interviews with disabled women.
Specifically, the presentation will explore the nature of non-consensual touching in public and how it might be intrusive, unwanted or violent. Furthermore, it will explore the ways in which this might impact on or limit the freedom of movement that disabled women have. The aim of this is to then begin to draw out the deeper phenomenological impacts that this has on them as disabled women and their identities.

Biography

Dr Hannah Mason-Bish is a Criminologist and Director of the Centre for Gender Studies at the University of Sussex. She specialises in researching hate crime policy, with a focus on gender and disability. Her current research project examines how disabled women experience non-consensual touching when navigating public spaces.

Future events to be announced.

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South West branch

Future events to be announced.

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